Copperdog, berberis are now being attacked by sawfly. Does much the same damage as gooseberry sawfly. Leaves are destroyed almost overnight.

nothing to do now but I would apply a winter wash in December after clearing fhe ground of all leaves etc. After spraying apply a thick mulch. An insecticide, whether organic or not, may have to be applied next aummer

I see Mark has already memtioned it......i think it is not just rootbound but dry. no amount of watering will make up for that. Often plants in bargain basement are neglected.

lovely Dee,,take it out of the pot, finish teasing the roots out and plunge it in a bucket of water for half an hour or so. Then pot it up and water it. Cut off everything not looking healthy. No reason for it not to recover well. Oh! John Innes compost! Mpc is inadequate

Well, you know enough Fairy......it's the wet and cold that does it for plants. Plenty of grit and summer sun to ripen the wood and I think you will be fine with Tom Thumb. Intrigued now with what you will get

just as frustrating for me perhaps is the blue poppy......i have a spot to try it in again now

Happens here too at this time of year culham. I don't think it is anything to worry about. Used to think it was a fungal thing but now I think it is caused by caterpillars. as I said, it is always at this time of year.

I spray with an insecticide after a cut back to nice healthy shoots.....pelargoniums will quickly make fresh foliage and flower again in record time. pelargoniums can get diseased because of a lack of air flow as well as dying leaves and flowers on the foliage so it is a good idea to regularly clear around the plants removing all debris. Regular deadheading and cutting off old flower stems makes a big difference too.

Have to constantly cut my gauras to restrict their height ...doesn't affect their flowering though. Have them all over the place. Here they flower from late spring and into winter. love 'em though. I also now have Papillon, a slightly more compact one Joyce.

Just loved the colour of that helenium this lunchtime..........prob put it with sanguisorba Red Thunder....what do you think?